Lore of The Dragon Render Contest (CLOSED) (CLOSED)

Welcome to the RenderHub Lore of The Dragon Render Contest

In the world of fantasy, the dragon reigns as the king of monsters. 
This Lunar New Year is The Year of the Dragon, so this contest honors these mystical and majestic creatures

Official Rules for the contest can be found here:
https://www.renderhub.com/3d-contests/lore-of-the-dragon-render-contest 

Submit your entries here:
https://www.renderhub.com/forum/lore-of-the-dragon-render-contest 

If you have any questions about the contest, feel free to ask them here in this thread.

hi,

i have wondered about this at past contests already because the rules always state "A completely original, " ...

does that mean i have to model the characters, locations, dragon, ... myself ?
or can i use for example daz characters (w clothing/hair/...) and dragons and models (weapons/locations/...) ?
basically what does the original work refer to ? all of it ? or the idea, theme and composition, lighting, render,... ?

thanks
::q

Hi!
What are the judging criteria that we should look out for?

How much is artistic merit going to play a part in the result, such as lighting, composition, etc?

Hi!
I was wondering if it's frowned upon by the judges for artwork to be unobtrusively watermarked to prevent theft? 
This is my first contest on RenderHub and I don't know what the policy is.

Thanks!

Hi Foxy,

Quick question, Is this entry too revealing?  I just wanted to check there is enough armor happening or if I should have made the image more family friendly.

https://www.renderhub.com/forum/6200/draven

Thanks

Can I post my dragon lore entry in my gallery?

Hi, I am new to this. Do artists share their wip in social to get feedback, or would that be bad form in a contest?
-Ken

Hello, I posted this viewport image to prove my render was actually mine, is this sufficient or should I post a wireframe over version aswell?

better safe than sorry, thanks.

There's a lot of awesome renders and still 30 days to go.  

The rules stated merely '3D software', not specifically DrazStudio. Does this mean I may use Blender3D or ClipStudio, provided I can provide a wireframe to prove originality?

Hi! I have a question because I have no idea if it is just me or if something happened, but I noticed that my three renders were gone, only the thumbnail I got from Jamie and the title of my entries were showing up, leading me to think I did something wrong until I revisited the contest gallery and noticed that the same thing had happened to the other entries. Again, they're not showing up at all, just the thumbnail they got from Jamie if they did get a thumbnail, and the title of their renders at the top. The question is whether or not something had happened, or if it was just an issue on my end?

Hi is there any sort of account setup/verification of age or anything like that I need to do in order to be eligible for judging? Just to make sure its clear I meet the eligibility criteria.

Thanks

Hello, would i be able to kindly suggest the judges provide some sort of feedback for the top 3 this time? In terms of what they did well/what could improve, just as a way other people who maybe want to improve their artwork for next time can take this into consideration. 

Thank you

Hello
Do I have to register only one scene?
Can't I register multiple photos with different poses?

Hi there!
I'm having problems submitting my entries for the contest. I type in my message body, load in my images and hit Submit but it just hangs on "Submitting..." and doesn't do anything. I've tried reducing the quality of my JPG files, I've tried PNG files, I've tried splitting the images and only loading one image in the opening post, but it's not working. I've also tried using Edge and clearing my Firefox cache... no luck.

Thanks.

Lindo e maravilhoso, so gostaria de saber se tem tanto empenho na divulgao onde todos prrocuram um conhecimento, prque no tem nenhuma valorizao no resultado onde  o objetivo final de todos os participantes? Como podemos melhorar se nem sabemos o que  qualificado?

foxy 3D. I would like to see the contest results panel.

Hello! Am I the only one who lost images when viewing the posts of the competition participants? Or did something happen to the site?

foxy.today is 30..and the Render Contest results shoud be 29 ..what happen 

While we wait for the announced winners, I would like to share a fun fact with the people;

The swimming pool on the sunken Titanic is still filled with water.

Where can I see the winners of the RenderHub Lore of The Dragon Render contest?

I think that one of the most important things for us is knowing about the winners, trying to learn from them and improve. When I see this disregard, I have doubts about the integrity of the event, giving me reason to be suspicious. this is the truth

Imagine choosing a winner out of all those entries. There are so many amazing renders plus its just been Easter weekend..

The Good book says that if you participate, you are a winner already..so congratulations everybody. 

Would it be possible to announce when the results will be available? just out of curiosity
Thank you

Well, if the announcement doesn't come "soon", on Monday, our collective dragons will eat up the Sun and we'll all be left in the Dark.  Kind of sad, if you think about it... Should we pray?!

I wouldn't be so excited about who won. Everyone has probably seen the promo video so it becomes clear.

Just an update for everyone...

I talked to the owner again, and it sounds like everything is close to being finalized. 
So the winners should be announced "very soon" now. Sorry, again, for the delay. 

Mom, are we there yet, are we there yet, are we there yet?  When are we gonna be there? Are we there yet?

Well get there when we get there. None of the whining is going to expedite the process. It only serves to antagonize. 

Once the results are finalized,  there will be more b!tching and moaning and complaining over who did and who did not win. There will be lengthy diatribes about merit and time spent. Even though there is not necessarily a correlation between effort and the final result. Many will swear off the future contests and vow that they are moving to Canada. Why would Canada want a bunch of crybabies?!  Marinate in that notion for a moment. Itll give ya something to do as you wait.  Yeesh. 

The contest winners have been announced right here. 

Congratulations to everyone, and thank you to all who participated. 
Winners will be contacted soon for the distribution of prizes. 

Congratulations to all the winners of the first and second and third place and to all the honorable mention too not forgetting the real winners here (all the participants), all what I want to say is that I am so happy to see winners using deferent software other then the usual ones and achieving a great results too, so I hope to see you all participating in the next contest and good look to you all.

Congrats to all the winners and honorable mentions. 

Hello everyone. 
I guess congratulations are in order to all the winners and participants of this contest.
After reading all the more or less agreeable comments of people ( even the deleted ones), with various complaints or exacerbated artistic egos or with a genuine desire to learn and improve, I feel compelled, if I may, to be the voice that clarifies what I think these kind of contests are all about as I personally participated and sometimes won some of them here and elsewhere.
First off, please be aware that art in general is a very subjective activity and comes in so many styles and flavors.  Secondly, and probably the most important aspect of all is that Rendehub is a business platform, brokering and hosting digital content creations and NOT an art school , art mentorship or art convention of any kind.
Contests, like the one you and I participated in, are primarily meant to drive and promote attention to the site and to stimulate hobbyists into creating art using the tools and items sold here.  
Everybody knows that practice makes perfect and therefore, by simply engaging in the process of making and rendering a digital creation, REGARDLESS of the tools you use or the skill-set you currently have, is theoretically supposed to have a beneficial effect.  But let me be clear, if you are seeking professional feedback for your creations, I am afraid your expectations are misplaced to say the least. 
Understand that artists with an established reputation and a successful career ARE NOT HERE!!. They are not posting in these galleries.  These galleries work like social media now.  People expect that if they like your stuff, you should like them back. Look around! Only nice and encouraging words, because this is what people like to hear. Almost no constructive criticism let alone GOOD constructive criticism you can trust.  If you want to get that, find yourself a reputable mentor you like, with a solid artistic background and you will probably see progress and you will truly know if your art is any good. This is not achievable by getting views or likes. Want to really get better? STUDY Art basic principles and esthetics, it is a vast domain...
Finally, to conclude, there is one rule in these kind of contests and context, in my humble opinion. If you want to play, play by the rules and play nice or your fellow aspiring artists will marginalize  or even exclude you.  This is NOT a democracy, it is more a diplomacy and you do not make the rules.  And if anyone thinks elsewhere is better, think again...

Thank you all for your time. Hope this was insightful enough.

Congratulations to all the winners and mentions. I realize that if I want to succeed and win here I need to be better. For those who feel disheartened for not winning( like me), don't be, don't give up on your passion, cause that's why we are all here, we have passion for this kind of art( at least I think we all do), so keep modeling, texturing, baking, and rendering! I think everybody who entered are winners. Be well and stay safe.

Congrats guys

So many hours for such little return, after 4 events . I will just make models from now. no more heavy renders that take 24hr and cain my pc. 

I am open for commissions  vehicles  and landscapes. 

Hmmmm... seems I have missed part of the fun. *chuckles* Indeed, after any contest one can debate on the outcome. The way I see it is that there at least IS a contest held regularly, even with prices worth being called that. 

Would I have chosen the same images to be the top 10? Probably not. Was it fun? You bet. With over 300 entries one can truly call this a competition, too. Do I enter in the hope of winning something? Sure. Do I rate my chances high? Don't think so - got a honorable mention once, and I the subject suits me, I will submit an entry again.

As said above, these competition are held to attract attention, sell items (mind you, nobody was stopped creating from scratch), and if you feel that your personal piece was not considered enough you have two choices: try again or just let it be. 

But please, don't rant on about it, spoiling what here is tried to be done better than on other (in)famous "art sites".

Having been invited to judge a mini-contest (came with winning one) I can tell you, it is a tedious process, and the more judges are involved, the longer it takes. In the end, you get an average of the judges opinions, which at time is even unsatifying for the single judge, and I have seldom seen a contest for 3D Art, whose winners were announced in time.

https://www.renderhub.com/gallery/18122/the-anticipation-is-killing-me

The tighter the subject is defined for the image, the more creativity is curbed imho.

Congrats to all participants, also to the winners, and to those, who didn't score: better luck next time.

the same old story,  lol, XD
it is still not clear to them that they win by lottery, not the best ones.
Yes you have to participate, but it's not worth the effort, you throw some renders and buy the ticket, that's it =)